Interview him. We will piece all of that together as the investigation moves forward. Ortiz faces charges of attempted murder of a Law Enforcement officer. Reporter now earlier today, sheriff denning he celebrated his 16th birthday earlier. This fall actually. Jim also late breaking tonight, a second case of the zika virus county. There are two in Orange County, in angela right now investigators in Marion Island say that the man found in his home last night committed suicide. Police are keeping tightlipped about how the other woman died. Reporter angela, what we know here is that this 42yearold man and his 13yearold daughter lived in this house together. Neighbors noticed that their car had not moved for a few days and the man had not been seen. Someone went in to check on them. We know the grandmother of the child. She was crying and screaming. Reporter the horror and the trauma seems more than usually out of place. The father and a daughter who lived here where the nicest of neighbor
Interview him. He invoked his rights and did not make statements. We will piece all that together as the investigation moves forward, where he has been since friday. Amanda Sherrif Demings said ortiz turned 16 this weekend. He would not speculate as to why oritz waited to turn himself in. It s possible the teen or his family saw the video of sgt. Pearce and that may have moved him to surrender. Coming up on wesh two news at 5 00, i ll bring you some of that interview with Sergeant Pearce and have more on the charges ortiz now faces, as well as what the sheriff had to say about whether he ll be charged as a an adult. Live in Orange County, amanda ober, wesh 2 news. Meredith investigators find the body of a 13yearold girl, and her father inside their Merritt Island home. Agents aren girl died, but think the dad committed suicide. Wesh 2 s dan billow is at the home on indian street. Dan, what do we know about the family . Dan we know they were very well liked by their neighbors, and the n
We were first on the scene. Neighbors told jeff they had suspicions something was going on even before today. Reporter neighbors told us that the fence and the cameras that were added to this home over the last couple of months made it look like a fortress for today police came in with an arbor and vehicle and Armored Vehicle and smashed through the door. Neighbors took this video of the sheriffs Armored Vehicle racing down orange avenue. Moments later pictures show how it was used to bust through the front door. The home boarded up from the battering ram when we arrived on scene. The of this winters lives next door and saw the whole thing unfold. There was swat teams everywhere. What teams, men, women, dogs, battering rams, a battering tank , the streets were cut off. Reporter according to the Sheriffs Office they were assisting Longwood Police to which is across from a Seminole County virtual school. Neighbors told me they have seen a lot of activity take place at the home in recent
Like at a number of investigators surrounding that white home. Where the two bodies were found ch we are working to find out how the mom and daughter were killed. Deputies will only say they died of trauma. Deputies told us they are working to get in touch with their relatives before releasing their names. Now, tonight, for Eyewitness News at 10 00, we are asking what deputies plan to do to narrow down the suspect or suspects. To keep neighbors and surrounding neighborhoods safe since they havent named who is responsible. We are live tonight in pine hills of Orange County, ty russell, channel 9 Eyewitness News. We are monitoring a few light showers right now. Were in for stronger storms later, while many of us are going to be sleeping, our certified chief meteorologist tom terry is tracking the timing of this storms, in Severe Weather center 9. I dont think im going to be sleeping, were going to have storms moving by. This is when we kick it into high gear in Severe Weather center 9. S
Company. ] never have i made to feel so ashamed for feeding my child. She says a local flea market kept her from selling at a booth, all because she exercised her right to breastfeed in public. But just in, the flea market is fighting back. Why it says there is far more to this story. And one sheriff calls it a firstofitskind program in the nation. Hes hiring private security guards to protocol neighborhoods that have struggled with crime. How it aims to get results for People Living there. Good evening, im Julie Broughton im lisa bell. And im ginger gadsden. Also will be the force be with disney . Well take a closing closer look at new images based on star wars. And a state of emergency is declared for the panhandle. Why the risk for tornadoes is up this year. Season. Well talk more about that. Just in to news 6, a local flea market is firing back denying claims it kept her from renting a booth. The flea market says theres more you need to know. The mother tells me she doesnt want to